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P. W. STRANGE. PICTURE BACK SUPPORT.

No. 500,222. Patented June 27, 1893.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRED W. STRANGE, OF NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO CHARLES M. TABER, OF SAME PLACE.

PICTURE-BACK SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 500,222, dated June 27, 1893.

Application filed April 3, 1893. Serial No. 468,768- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, FREE W. STRANGE, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Bedford, in the county of Bristol and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Picture-Back Supports, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the drawings hereunto annexed, in which- Figure 1 represents a view of a piece of Wire rod, from which the support is constructed. Fig. 2. represents a view of the same, in pro cess of construction. Fig. 3. representsa view of the support in a completed state. Fig. 4.

represents a view of the support applied to a picture back.

Similar letters refer to similar parts in the several views.

A, represents a rod, preferably of brass, in which, are made the longitudinal cuts 1), 1).

One end of the split rod, is then formed into the head 0, having the shoulders 61, d, at right angles to the body a, and provided with the extensionsf. f. The opposite end of the split rod is then formed into the feet (2 e.

g. represents a picture back to which the support is secured, by the clips 72. 71.

I claim A picture back support, consisting of a rod having its ends divided longitudinally, one of said divided ends being formed into the head 0, having shoulders d, cl at right angles to the body a, and provided with the extensions f. f.; and the opposite divided end, being formed into the feet 6, c, all as shown and described.

FRED WV. STRANGE.

Vitnesses:

HENRY W. MASON, JAMES C. HITCH. 

